Taft family
The Taft family hails from Cincinnati, Ohio; its members have served Ohio and the United States in various positions, such as Governor of Ohio, U.S. Senator (two), Attorney General, Secretary of War (two), President, and Chief Justice.After the Lytle family and the Longworth family, the Taft family became and remains Cincinati's leading family. They have built an Ohio dynasty, which nominally is comparable to the Adams, Bush, and Kennedy political families.
Prominent members of the Taft family include:
- Alphonso Taft (1810-1891)
- Secretary of War (1876)
- Attorney General (1876-1877)
- William Howard Taft (1857-1930)
- President of the United States (1909-1913)
- Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930)
- Secretary of War (1904-1908)
- Robert A. Taft (1889-1953)
- Unites States Senator from Ohio (1939-1953)
- Robert Taft, Jr (1917-1993)
- United States Senator from Ohio (1971-1977)
- Bob Taft (born 1942)
- Governor of Ohio (1999-present)
- Governor of Ohio (1999-present)